"The government has decided to advance the planning of more than 1,000 units in Jerusalem – roughly 400 in Har Homa and about 600 in Ramat Shlomo," an official in Netanyahu's office said, referring to two existing East Jerusalem settlements.
Another military spokesman, Eytan Buchman, said the men entered Israel at Har Harif, about halfway between Eilat and the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, through one of the last parts of the 150-mile fence Israel has been building since 2010.
How does a synagogue like Har Zion go about replacing its beloved rabbi?
Israelis may not think much these days about Har Homa, but residents of Palestinian towns like Bethlehem and Beit Sahur have watched the construction with dismay.
Har Homa, one of about a dozen Jewish areas on land that was occupied by Jordan before 1967 and annexed into Jerusalem by Israel after the war, is home to 25,000 people today.
But as a corollary, the culturally accepted definition, or scenario, has happened in the past, at Har Megiddo (we're talking about the plains of Har Megiddo, now); strange and terrible wars they would be to you, and not easily comprehended; yet it is our past.
Har-Mar, with about $3 million a year in sales, was a plaintiff.
Four soldiers were reportedly wounded and the vehicle was set on fire in the incident, which took place at about 11.30am on Wednesday near Har Dov mountain.
Nevertheless, as Mr. Netanyahu was leaving for Washington last Thursday, Israel's Interior Ministry advanced plans for about 1,550 new housing units in Har Homa and Pisgat Zeev, two Jewish areas of Jerusalem beyond the 1967 border.
Yuen Har, thank you very much for telling us about it anyway.
